Deal reached for Generic Drug to prevent HIV infection

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July 28, 2022

July 28, 1858 – A British colonial magistrate in India starts using fingerprints as a means of identifying people.

It’s the first-known, modern official use of the technique.

Like many innovations, this one wasn’t completely new.

Ancient Babylonian clay tablets recording business transactions were sometimes “sealed” with fingerprints.

Officials in ancient Rome may have solved one murder by matching the culprit’s hand to a bloody hand print.

China’s T’ang Dynasty (618 to 907 A.D.) used fingerprints as a source of identification.

A thumbprint was a legal signature for documents in Japan around the same time.

A medieval Persian official noticed that the fingerprints on government documents were unique to the individual.

British physician Nehemiah Grew lectured in 1684 on the ridge patterns on fingerprints.

Italian doctor Marcello Malpighi wrote about the same subject just two years later.

An 1823 doctoral dissertation by Johannes Purkinje at the University of Breslau classified fingerprints into nine types.

Purkinje studied the ridges, spirals and loops with a microscope, another first in fingerprint study. But neither he nor Malpighi commented on fingerprints’ potential use for identification.

William James Herschel served as a magistrate at Nuddea, India.

At his request, local businessman Rajyadhar Konai made a hand print on the back of a contract July 17, 1858.

Herschel wasn’t initially trying to use the system for personal identification.

He merely wanted to “frighten [Konai] out of all thought of repudiating his signature.”
Herschel liked the idea and made it a regular requirement for Indians executing documents.

He soon moved from using palm prints to just taking impressions of the right index and middle fingers.

And he began to notice that no two prints were identical, and that prints didn’t change as an individual grew older.

Herschel’s 1877 request to use fingerprints to identify inmates at a Bengali prison in 1877 was denied, but the concept was moving from civil law to criminal law.

It would be 1892 before Argentine police official Juan Vucetich clearly established modern fingerprinting as a way to solve crimes and prove guilt. Vucetich was born in … 1858.

Once Upon A Time – July 28 – 1683 – Anne Stuart, Later Queen Anne, Marries Prince George Of Denmark

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1794 French Revolutionary figure Maximilien robespierre and 22 other leaders of “the Terror” guillotined to thunderous cheers in Paris

1914 Austria-Hungary decides against mediation and declares war on Serbia – first declaration of war of WWI

1917 Silent Parade organised by James Weldon Johnson of 10,000 African-Americans who march on 5th Ave in NYC to protest against lynching

1943 Operation Gomorrah: RAF bombing over Hamburg causes a firestorm that kills 42,600 German civilians

1976 Tangshan Earthquake, 8.2 in magnitude kills over 240,000 Northern China in the largest loss of life from an earthquake in the 20th century

2005 The Provisional Irish Republican Army call an end to their thirty year long armed campaign in Northern Ireland

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1932 “White Zombie” – 1st feature length zombie film directed by Victor Halperin and starring Bela Lugosi is released in the US

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1914 Foxtrot 1st danced at New Amsterdam Roof Garden, in NYC, by Harry Fox

Jul 28 in Sport
1977 Legendary England cricket all-rounder Ian Botham on debut takes 5 for 74 in the Australian 1st innings in a 7 wicket 3rd Test win at Trent Bridge

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Physicist Raemer Schreiber and Lieutenant Colonel Peer de Silva arrive on the Pacific island of Tinian with the plutonium core used to assemble the Fat Man bomb used in the bombing of Nagasaki on August 9 – On July 28, 1945

“Elevator girl” Betty Lou Oliver survives falling 75 stories after fog causes a US bomber plane to crash into the Empire State Building, breaking the cables supporting the elevator she was operating. This remains a world record for the longest survived elevator fall – On July 28, 1945

Famous Weddings
1540 English King Henry VIII (49) marries Catherine Howard (16 or 17), his 5th wife

1683 Anne Stuart, later the British Queen Anne, marries Prince George of Denmark at the Chapel Royal

1727 Philosopher Jonathan Edwards (23) weds Sarah Pierpont

Ikpeazu Releases N450m Salary Support As Move To Restore Poly Accreditation

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July 28, 2022

Abia State Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has approved the release of N450 million as salary support to the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, to pay 4 months out of the 30 months arrears of salaries owed workers of the institution.

The National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, had last week, withdrawn the accreditation of the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, over the nonpayment of 30 months arrears of salaries owed workers.

Ikpeazu who disclosed this when he received a delegation of student leaders from the tertiary institutions in the State on a solidarity visit at the Governor’s Lodge Aba, explained that the government is not responsible for the payment of the salaries of the workers of the Polytechnic or any other tertiary institutions in the State.

He, however, pledged that his administration will not abandon the Polytechnic and would continue to pay the N90 million monthly subventions to the institution. He further disclosed that his administration has paid a total of N7.1 billion subvention to the Polytechnic since it assumed office in 2015.

In his words; “What the State Government owes the Institution is a monthly subvention of 90 million Naira. My administration has so far paid a total sum of 7.1 Billion Naira to the Polytechnic since we assumed office in 2015, translating to 92 Million Naira every month for the 78 months he has been in office as Governor.

“With this 450 Million Naira additional support, the Polytechnic has received over 7.5 Billion Naira from his administration and I wonder why the institution is unable to manage their internal financial issues since they collect and retain all manner of fees from their students.”

He advised that the Polytechnic must be able to manage what is available to them since they handle their admissions independently and recruit their own staff.

On the withdrawal of the accreditation of the Polytechnic by the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, the Governor insisted that NBTE’s mandate does not extend to shutting down an institution on account of labor related issues since it is not the National Industrial Court.

Ikpeazu queried why the NBTE has not withdrawn the accreditation of some tertiary institutions in some parts of the country where insecurity has stopped academic activities for over 2 years but chose to do so to Abia Polytechnic where teaching and learning are ongoing.

The Governor assured the students that he and the lecturers have reached a written agreement that academic activities at the Polytechnic will continue unabated while the interface with the NBTE continues towards the resolution of the crisis.

He commended the student leaders for refusing to be used as agents of destabilization on account of the challenge at Abia Polytechnic and urged them to be on guard especially as the period of elections are near as desperate politicians may want to use them to cause confusion in the state.

Earlier, the student leaders drawn from the Students Union Government of all the tertiary institutions in the State, the National Association of Nigerian Students,NANS, and the National Association of Abia State Students ,NAAS, told the Governor that the students are behind him and would not allow those who do not wish the state well to use students to cause confusion.

They also told the Governor that those who claimed to be student leaders and passed a vote of no confidence on the Governor last week, were not students of any institution in the state.

Exploring Wrocław Water Tower In Poland

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The Wrocław Water Tower is a historic structure that today serves as a monument, located in the southern part of the city of Wrocław, within the Republic of Poland.

Originally designed by the German architect Karl Klimm, who was born in the city of Breslau, nowadays known as Wrocław, it is one of the most interesting architectural structures one could see in the Polish city.

Built between 1903 and 1904, the main purpose for the construction was to supply the city of Breslau with water, whereas the base of the building would house the people who would be responsible for the continuing work of the tower.

With a height of 63 meters (207 feet), it was at the beginning equipped with a lift, which was also used to bring people to the observation deck which was located at an altitude of 42 meters (138 feet) above the ground, allowing every visitor to glance at the breathtaking vistas of the big city.

The lower part of the tower was decorated by Taschner and Bednorz with bas reliefs in sandstone which represents fantastic creatures reminiscent of medieval bestiaries.

Still, the whole impressively gorgeous structure was built of red brick, and as it is placed on a solid foundation, it had a great importance throughout the history, especially during the war period in Europe.

As a matter in fact, during World War II, the water tower served as a command point, and as the surrounding area was heavily bombed, luckily the tower did not had extensive damage.

But what then appeared good, was bad in the following years, as the Wrocław Water Tower was neglected, and until the middle of 1980s, served as a reservoir which equalized the water pressure for the southern districts of Wrocław.

The mixed architectural art styles that combine the end of eclecticism with the elements of secession in the ornamentation and sculpture, mixed Gothic forms with the neo-Romanesque Wilhelmine style, was lucky enough in 1995 to be rejuvenated and brought back again to its former glorious look.

At one time it also served as a restaurant which was named Wieża Cisnień, which is the Polish name for Water Tower.

Anyhow, this marvelous red brick masterpiece, was one of the prime architectural monuments of Breslau, which shall continue to impress every single visitor of Wrocław, and will be an inspirational work for those who would like to design something similar, but to has a resemblance like a medieval castle.

Ondo Denies Recruitment Of New Primary School Teachers

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July 28, 2022

The Ondo State Government has refuted a media report that it had commenced recruitment of another set of primary school teachers.

The State Universal Basic Education Board described the report as untrue and capable of misleading members of the public. The report was said to have stated that the board will be conducting screening examinations to employ another set of primary school teachers.

In a statement issued by the Information Officer of the board, Bisi Agboola, in Akure, the state capital on Thursday, the board urged the people of the state to disregard the information.

According to the statement, the fake information had been circulating on a fake website and Twitter for the last one week.

The statement read, “The board described the information as untrue and advised members of the public to disregard such information as it was meant to defraud the unsuspecting applicants.

“It will be recalled that Ondo State government has recently approved the recruitment of about 1200 qualified teachers to fill some vacant positions in the primary schools across the 18 Local Government Areas.”

Borno Indigene Fabricates Hand Tractor, Gets N5m From Governor (Photos)

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July 28, 2022

Governor Zulum has gifted N5m to Borno indigene who fabricated ‘hand tractor’.

Ijaw Communities Protest School Teachers’ Shortage

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July 28, 2022

The Ijaw communities in Delta State have protested the shortage of teachers in their community schools, calling on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to as a matter of urgency absorb community teachers.

The protesters who carried placards of different inscriptions barricaded the Government House’s gate and urged the government to incorporate the community teachers into the state workforce.

Speaking on behalf of the protesters, the President of Ijaw Elite Forum, Ganagana Francis, stated that the reason for the peaceful demonstration was to set the educational standards in riverine communities.

Ganagana decried the dearth of teaching staff in riverine communities, saying that in most schools in urban areas there were over 130 teachers in a school but only a principal and a teacher could be seen in riverine areas.
He called on the government to employ the community teachers that were being paid by the PTA in order to improve the standard of education in the areas.

Other representatives of the various concerned riverine communities who spoke at the protest said many schools in the riverine areas do not have more than two or three teachers who were employed by the state government.

“We are calling on the state government to consider our community teachers and ensure they are incorporated into the state workforce.

“For the state government to impact positively on the children of riverine communities in the area of driving its educational policy, government needed to employ the community teachers, since they understood the terrain much better,” the representatives said.

Addressing the protesters, the state Chairman of Post-Primary Education Board, Christiana Etaluku, said she had already informed the State Governor on the importance of considering community teachers in the recruitment exercise.

She assured the community that the board would intensify monitoring of teachers in riverine areas as part of strategy to ensure that teachers in the areas took their job seriously.

Hanifa Murder: Kano High Court Sentences Principal Suspect To Death

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July 28, 2022

The Kano State High Court on Thursday sentenced the Proprietor of Nobel Kids Academy and North West Preparatory School, Abdulmalik Tanko, the principal suspect who masterminded the kidnap and killing of 5-year-old school girl, Hanifa Abubakar, to death.

The Presiding Judge, Justice Usman Na’abba, sentenced him to death by hanging while delivering his judgment on Thursday.

Austin Umahi Rejects Buhari’s Appointment On Grounds Of Social Status

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July 28, 2022